I know what it’s like to move around a lot. I’ve lived in different places and even just moving from one school to another or moving from one city. Losing friends, gaining new ones, entering new cultures and learning new things. Although there are many people who have to move a lot because their parent is in the military or something, that is not the situation I am in.
So, I was born in Bathesda, Maryland but I lived in Alexandria, Virginia until I was 8. When I was 8 I moved back to Maryland where I was born but instead of Bathesda, I moved to Damascus. That was after 2nd grade so in the middle of elementary I switched schools to a whole new place. I tested to get into a really good gifted and talented school and I got into the arts program. But the school was too much for me and I was ill and missed my friends at the other school so I switched to the public school in the middle of 6th grade. Then I moved from maryland to california before 7th grade started and continued middle school here. Then I was ill again in 8th grade and missed lots of school so I decided homeschool was better so if I was ill I wouldn’t have to miss school. But then I got better and switched in the middle of 8th grade to go back to the school I went to in 7th grade. And now I am in FTHS and there is a chance I may be moving again because of my moms job but I hope to stay because it is a good school.
Since I move a lot, I also make and lose many relationships. Some of my friends have moved too but most of the time it is just me moving. My closest friend and I did tae kwon do together in virginia before I moved and when I moved I didnt hang out with him as often. Still, we spent quite a lot of time together; but now I live across the country and thats very impossible for him to just say “hey wanna come over?”. My other closest friend moved to africa at the same time that I moved to maryland which kinda sucked but at least this time I wasnt the one leaving her. Once I started 3rd grade I made a good friend who also liked the same things as me and we spent all our time together. But then, out of nowhere, in 4th grade her parents decided to move back to puerto rico and start a new life. So once again another friend lost. In the end of 4th grade I made another friend and we got along the best and she would often visit spain and germany but she would come back of course. Then I moved to California but she visit me a few times because her family is rich enough to afford plane tickets when we wanted to hang out, but now its been 1 year since we talked. There are plenty of other relationships like that I gained and lost and there is no other reason for that other than the fact that our families moved often and it was difficult to keep in touch.
But all these experiences were good to have and they showed me new aspects of friendship and culture that I would have never seen had I stayed in the small town surrounded by forrest with nothing to do other than to play videogames. I learned my limits with relationships and how truly fragile these things are. The places I lived in in the east coast were well cultured but nobody really spoke up about things, and awareness about important events and in general knowledge was basically impossible to find with 100% true facts. The people were old fashion and annoying. Living in california really showed me an entire different culture and part of the world that I had never dreamed of before, although there are still many annoying people. Moving a lot is something people can say is damaging to someone, especially a kid, but I personally think it brings knowledge and maturity to have all these experiences and prepares for the real world. I don’t resent my family for moving so much, I appreciate it and that is what I know about moving a lot.
So, I was born in Bathesda, Maryland but I lived in Alexandria, Virginia until I was 8. When I was 8 I moved back to Maryland where I was born but instead of Bathesda, I moved to Damascus. That was after 2nd grade so in the middle of elementary I switched schools to a whole new place. I tested to get into a really good gifted and talented school and I got into the arts program. But the school was too much for me and I was ill and missed my friends at the other school so I switched to the public school in the middle of 6th grade. Then I moved from maryland to california before 7th grade started and continued middle school here. Then I was ill again in 8th grade and missed lots of school so I decided homeschool was better so if I was ill I wouldn’t have to miss school. But then I got better and switched in the middle of 8th grade to go back to the school I went to in 7th grade. And now I am in FTHS and there is a chance I may be moving again because of my moms job but I hope to stay because it is a good school.
Since I move a lot, I also make and lose many relationships. Some of my friends have moved too but most of the time it is just me moving. My closest friend and I did tae kwon do together in virginia before I moved and when I moved I didnt hang out with him as often. Still, we spent quite a lot of time together; but now I live across the country and thats very impossible for him to just say “hey wanna come over?”. My other closest friend moved to africa at the same time that I moved to maryland which kinda sucked but at least this time I wasnt the one leaving her. Once I started 3rd grade I made a good friend who also liked the same things as me and we spent all our time together. But then, out of nowhere, in 4th grade her parents decided to move back to puerto rico and start a new life. So once again another friend lost. In the end of 4th grade I made another friend and we got along the best and she would often visit spain and germany but she would come back of course. Then I moved to California but she visit me a few times because her family is rich enough to afford plane tickets when we wanted to hang out, but now its been 1 year since we talked. There are plenty of other relationships like that I gained and lost and there is no other reason for that other than the fact that our families moved often and it was difficult to keep in touch.
But all these experiences were good to have and they showed me new aspects of friendship and culture that I would have never seen had I stayed in the small town surrounded by forrest with nothing to do other than to play videogames. I learned my limits with relationships and how truly fragile these things are. The places I lived in in the east coast were well cultured but nobody really spoke up about things, and awareness about important events and in general knowledge was basically impossible to find with 100% true facts. The people were old fashion and annoying. Living in california really showed me an entire different culture and part of the world that I had never dreamed of before, although there are still many annoying people. Moving a lot is something people can say is damaging to someone, especially a kid, but I personally think it brings knowledge and maturity to have all these experiences and prepares for the real world. I don’t resent my family for moving so much, I appreciate it and that is what I know about moving a lot.